Don Freeman born, 1908 Hulk Hogan Born in 1953 Play in the Sand Day Author Alex Haley's Birthday, 1921. The last total solar eclipse of the millennium (1999) 11
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National Peach Pie Day International Strange Music Day National Waffle Day Waffle Iron Patented In 1869, invented by Cornelius Swarthout of Troy, New York. Mount Vesuvius Erupted, 79 A.D. In 1932, Amelia Earhart flew across the U.S. 24
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Roger Duvoisin born, 1904 Dream Day Martin Luther King Jr. gave the 'I Have a Dream' speech in 1963. National Cherry Turnover Day 28
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Laurent de Brunhoff born, 1925 Herry Monster's Birthday (Sesame Street Character) National Toasted Marshmallow Day Thurgood Marshall took a seat on the Supreme Court, 1967. 30
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MTV Debuted In 1981.
Respect for Parents' Day
Sport's Day
Switzerland Founded In 1291.
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First Income Tax Congress enacts first income tax in 1861.
First Lincoln Penny Issued In 1909.
National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
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National Watermelon Day
Mary Calhoun
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Coast Guard Day (Established in 1790)
Barack Obama born, 1961 (44th U.S. President)
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Neil Armstrong born in Ohio in 1930.
Robert Bright born, 1902
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Barbara Cooney born, 1917
Alfred Lord Tennyson born, 1809
Odie's Birthday (Garfield the Cat's friend)
Wiggle Your Toes Day
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Sea Serpent Day
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Thomas Edison received a patent for the mimeograph machine in 1876.
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National Rice Pudding Day
Smokey Bear's Birthday (1944)
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S'Mores Day
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Hulk Hogan Born in 1953
Play in the Sand Day
Author Alex Haley's Birthday, 1921.
The last total solar eclipse of the millennium (1999)
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Middle Children's Day
Hawaii Annexed to the U.S. (1898)
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International Left-Hander's Day
National Filet Mignon Day
Fall of the Aztec Empire, 1512.
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National Creamsicle Day
Japan Surrendered in World War II, 1945.
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Julia Child Born in Pasadena, California in 1912.
National Relaxation Day
Transcontinental Railroad completed, 1869.
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National Tell a Joke Day
Roller Coaster Day Roller coaster patented in 1898.
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Davy Crockett Born in Tennessee in 1786.
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Louis Fatio born, 1904
Bad Poetry Day
Wizard of Oz Premiered In 1939.
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National Aviation Day
Bill Clinton Born in Hope, Arkansas in 1946.
Orville Wright Born in 1871.
Potato Day
Snuffleupagus's Birthday (Sesame Street Character)
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Mosquito Day
Vitus Bering discovered Alaska in 1741.
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First Lincoln-Douglas Debate, 1858.
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Ann Franklin's Birthday (1762) First female newspaper editor
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National Sponge Cake Day
First National Women's Rights Convention, 1850.
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International Strange Music Day
National Waffle Day
Waffle Iron Patented In 1869, invented by Cornelius Swarthout of Troy, New York.
Mount Vesuvius Erupted, 79 A.D.
In 1932, Amelia Earhart flew across the U.S.
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National Banana Split Day
National Park Service Established 1916.
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Dream Day Martin Luther King Jr. gave the 'I Have a Dream' speech in 1963.
National Cherry Turnover Day
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Michael Jackson Born in Gary, Indiana in 1958.
Speedy Gonzales Debuted in 1953.
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Herry Monster's Birthday (Sesame Street Character)
National Toasted Marshmallow Day
Thurgood Marshall took a seat on the Supreme Court, 1967.
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National Trail Mix Day
Educator Maria Montessori's Birthday, 1870.
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Friendship Day (1st Sunday)
National Clown Week (1st Week)
Elvis Week (2nd Week)
National Apple Week (2nd Week)
National Smile Week (2nd Week)
Air Conditioning Appreciation Week (3rd Week)
American Dance Week (3rd Week)
American Artist Appreciation Month
Foot Health Month
Home Business Month
National Catfish Month
National Golf Month
National Inventors Month
National Water Quality Month